The Bole District Chief Executive, Madam Veronica Alele Heming, has on July 7, 2022, donated 30 wheelchairs to Persons who are physically challenged in the area.
She made the donation through the Ghana Disability Council which offers support to the vulnerable in society.
Presenting the items, Madam Veronica said as a central representative of the people in the District, it was not only her duty to champion their needs but “I also have a duty to provide relief to people especially the most vulnerable”.
She said the vision of the Nana Addo led government was to empower the vulnerable in society such as PWDs, to enable them to support themselves.
In an interview with Yagbon News, one of the beneficiaries of the wheelchairs, Mr Busia, urged the government not to forget PWDs, especially, in the implementation of its job creation policies.
He noted that it was not only able bodied persons that needed jobs to survive, but PWDs as well in order to support themselves and their families.
He said PWDs were ready and willing to work when given the support and provided with the necessary opportunities.
Mr Busia said PWDs had the potential to contribute massively to the economic growth of the country, as such policy makers ought to come up with a holistic policy that would tap into such potentials.
“Even though we are physically challenged, we are capable of working and contributing our quota to national development’’, he said.
Apart from policy makers, he also called on corporate bodies and individuals to support PWDs with jobs and employable skills.
Source: yagbonradioonline
